Myanmar begins release of 4000 prisoners News
Myanmar begins release of 4000 prisoners

[JURIST] Myanmar's military government announced Thursday that it will release almost 4000 prisoners who may have been wrongly imprisoned by the recently disbanded National Intelligence Bureau. State radio said Thursday that the prisoners would be released after a conclusion was made "that the National Intelligence Bureau may have used irregular and improper means to put them into prison." Myanmar's government dismantled the intelligence agency last month, saying the unit was no longer relevant as the country moved towards democracy. AFP has more.